There is no such thing as an inexpensive semi-auto shotgun. I grew up in the home of a rabid duck hunter. Semi's don't come cheap and even then, they will need to be maintenanced and they will break.

I have have been exposed to Brownings, Remingtons, Benelli's and Beretta's. I prefer the Beretta based upon seeing the experiences of others. The Beretta 390/391 will eat anything you load it with and they recoil oh so gently.

__________________"Without a rifle you are nothing, worthless, you are waiting for death, any minute, any second."
-- Aron Bielski